“How about having a drink?”
I smile at him.
Luckily he doesn’t refuse it.
I’m finally relieved. As I pouring for him, I take out the drug from my bag and put it in the glass.
Mindy gave me the drug earlier in case of emergency, and now it’s the time.
I have to admit that Mindy’s foresight saves me.
I bring the wine over and he drinks it in one go without any suspect.
After that, he starts to tease me and flirt with me.
Of course, I don’t understand most of his words.
I just nod and smile quietly, counting down the time for him to faint.
Mindy told me that the drug has a strong effect.
Barring accident, he should be fainted as expected in one minute.
The man really has a strong body. He still stands on his feet after one minute.
But obviously there is a twist in his tongue.
He shakes his head and staggers towards me.
I hold my breath and withdraw back step by step.
In the end, when he is one step away from me, he falls down with a thump.
I heave a sigh and lean against the wall sadly. My heart is still unsettled.
As it turns out, without Frances, it’s hard for me to protect myself.
My phone rings in my bag. It’s a call from Mindy.
I pick up the phone and speak breathlessly.
“Hello, Mindy?”
“Jane, are you all right? Did that man do anything bad to you?”
She sounds anxious.
If she were in the United States now, she would rush here directly with weapons.
“I’m fine. I have your drug which I have put in his wine. Now he’s sleeping dead, so I’ll be fine.”
I reply quietly to soothe her anxiety.
“You use all?”
Mindy sounds surprised at the other end of the phone.
“Yes, what’s the problem?” I ask confusedly.
“Then he might sleep three days and nights in your home.”
Three days and nights?
Is it exaggerated?!
“Are you kidding?”
“Why should I? It’s my fault. I forgot to tell you that it’s a dose for five adult men. Fortunately the drug is
of high security, or the man may be killed by you.”
I could imagine she is rolling her eyes at me at the other end.
At the moment when I see the tall and big man lying on the ground, I feel headache.
Will he really sleep three days and nights here? How can I explain it when he wakes up?
Whatever! It’s been done already. I should leave it alone for a moment!
“Oh, by the way, I’ve got the news that Hilda’s men were monitoring outside your house just now and
they reported it to Hilda.”
“What’s the point? She won’t save me anyway.”
I curl my lips, answer with anger.
The only thing I won’t doubt in the world is Hilda’s hatred for me.
“You have quite a good self-knowledge. By analyzing their conversation, I gather Hilda must say
mustn’t save you. If necessary, they can join that man. I even can imagine their dirty and filthy looks.”
Mindy analyzes confidently.
I don’t care Hilda’s attitude towards the thing tonight.
I only care about Frances.
“I have no interest in what Hilda would do. I only want to know news about Frances. Mindy, if there is
bad news of him, you can’t lie to me.”
“All right. You may rest assured.”
Helplessly, she promises me.
Nothing particular happened in the next few days.
However, on the third day, looking at the man still lying on the ground, I really find it hard to explain
what happened.
At the moment, there is a knock at the door.
Nobody has ever knocked my door since I came here.
Who could it be?
I open the door on the alert and meet an innocent child’s face.
It’s a little girl who’s about seven or eight years old. She’s so cute, and my vigilance disappears
instantly.
She raises her hands high and gives me an envelope.
“Hello, are you Ms. Jane Noyes? This is your invitation.”
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